Every time you find a bunch of hair coming off in your brush while combing or find locks of hair dropping during the bath, you are saddened. You look for answers, but never find one which satisfies you and helps you regain your lost hair. Fret not, aromatherapy holds the answers to beautiful and lustrous hair.
It is normal for some hair to be shed each day, but if this hair loss is excessive, your hair can become thinner and sometimes cause baldness. It can happen to men, women, and children.
What are the causes of hair loss? - There are a number of factors that causes hair loss. It can occur due to stress, hormonal problems, medication, fungal infection in the scalp, and underlying diseases like lupus or diabetes. Women may lose hair three months after they have had a baby. Improper care of the hair can also cause hair loss.
How can I recover my lost hair? - Aromatherapy offers the best of remedies for hair loss. The essential oils and aromatic products used in this natural therapy provide a valuable treatment for loss of hair.
Some of the beneficial essential oils for the hair loss are bay, cedar wood, grape fruit, jojoba oil, lavender, lemon, rosemary, and roman chamomile. You can add two drops of either of the oils to water or to a good vegetable oil like coconut or sweet almond oil. Massage the oils into your scalp, wrap your head with a warm towel and leave for two to three hours, or overnight. Wash off the oils with a mild shampoo so that you do not damage the sebum balance.
You can add six drops of bay and lavender essential oils to four ounces of carrier oils such as sesame, soybean, or almond oil. Massage this mixture on to your scalp for about 20 minutes. Add three drops of bay essential oil to the shampoo you use every day. Massaging your hair will help improve blood circulation and enable hair re-growth.
You can try a blend of the essential oils of thyme, Atlas cedar wood, lavender, and rosemary. Mix them well in a jar. Now to this mixture add half a teaspoon of jojoba oil and four teaspoons of grape seed oil and mix thoroughly. Massage this mixture onto your scalp for two minutes and wrap your head with a warm towel. Leave overnight and wash with a gentle shampoo in the morning. Following this procedure regularly for a period of four to seven months will help hair re- grow, and retard balding and midlife thinning of hair in men.
You can also try the essential oil of arnica, or calamus, which stimulates hair growth. Prime rose oil when applied on the scalp improves hair growth. The herb basil when used with fenugreek increases circulation and treats hair g